FEET. Height of SNOWDON, according to the Trigonometrical 3561 observations for the General Survey of England and Wales Do. By Mr. Wollaston’s Thermometrical Barometer from 3546,25 Carnarvon Quay Trigonometrically, according to General Roy 3555,4 Barometrically, according to Do. 3548,9 MOEL ÆLIA, do. do. 2350,55 — do. do. 2371 — do. do. 2391,8 Highest point of the RIVALS 1866 CADAIR IDRIS 2914 GARN FADRYN 1233 Footnotes {12} It is in this manner, (observes Mr. PENNANT, speaking of Tommen y Rhodwydd in Yale) that we must account for the total disappearance of many Welsh Castles, whose names are preserved in History, and whose vestiges we have sought for in vain.—They were made of wood, as was very customary with several ancient nations, and with others of later date. The _Persians_, on the approach of the _Spartans_, secured themselves within their wooden walls, and Cæsar found great resistance from a Tower, in the Alpine Castle of Larignum, made of the timber of the Larix, or the Larch, which was found to be incombustible. In later times, the Castle of Bamborough was built originally by Ida, with wood; the Burg of Murray was fortified by the Danes, with the same material.—The people of the same country, in 1228, had Castles of wood; and a century after these, more recent instances: William de Melton, Archbishop of York, in 1317, fortified the Mount in that City, called the _Old Bale_, with planks, eighteen inches thick. {17} The Court of King’s Bench has very lately determined, that stage Coach passengers cannot legally be required to pay _any demand whatever_, for being conveyed over the ferry at Conway, and for carriage of their luggage, over and above the amount of their respective fares in such Coach. {30} Probably at Braich y Bedd, near Hafod Gelyn. There is a Tradition that in former times there was a Church near that place, and a spot is still shewn distinguished by the name of Hên Fonwent, (old Church-yard); and it is not unlikely but the Walsh Princes might nave had their Summer residence here, if we may be allowed to judge from the name; for Garth Celyn must have been near this spot. There is also a Tradition, that the village was set on fire, by Oliver Cromwell’s men, from the Bridge to the Church-yard, and that they lighted a fire under the Bell rope, in the Church, which they made use of as a Stable. {38} Some idea of the magnitude of this concern may be formed, from the Proprietor having shipped off, from Port Penrhyn, in the year 1819, Slates to the amount of Fifty-eight Thousand Pounds.